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 [Sudan Watch] Thanks for nothing Clare Short: Most Britons think African aid is wasted: poll: Note, Ms Short does not care to mention the world's worst/most neglected humanitarian crises in northern Uganda and DR Congo - neighbours of Sudan - where at least four million people have perished. Far worse things are happening in those countries where there is little or no outside help: anarchy, cannibalism, child soldiers and horrific violence, mutiliation and rape is used as a weapon of war. Neither do the cronies who band with Clare Short mention the poor, oppressed the suffering in N Uganda and DRC.

[ Dust my Broom - Just us Bloggers eh!] Red River runs thru it: Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin called President Bush on Wednesday and urged him to examine a controversial plan by North Dakota to divert water from a lake into Canada, officials said. The U.S. state intends to pump water from Devils Lake into the Red River, which flows north into the Prairie province of Manitoba. Authorities in Manitoba fear the water could be polluted and damage a valuable fishery.

 [My Life in a Bush of Ghosts.] We're All Going to GlenEagles..: WASHINGTON, May 19 (Xinhuanet) -- US President George W. Bush will attend the G-8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, from July 6-8, the White House said on Thursday. The White House said Bush will join leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and Britain to discuss economic

 [The National Outrage] Blast from the Past: White House on Torture Hot Seat: Susan Schmidt writes in The Washington Post: "Under questioning, Ashcroft said he could not discuss whether the president issued any orders on the interrogation of detainees, but said: 'I want to confirm that the president has not directed or ordered any conduct that would violate any one of those enactments of the United States Congress or that would violate the provisions of any of the treaties as they have been entered into by the United States.'"

 [Rncnyc2004.blogspot.com] Republican National Convention Blog NYC 2004: President Bush to ...: President Bush will travel to the United Kingdom to attend the G-8 Summit in Gleneagles, Scotland on July 6-8. The G-8 Summits bring together Leaders of the world's major industrial democracies: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The European Union is also represented at the G-8 Summits. At previous G-8 Summits, Leaders have discussed a wide range of international economic, political, and security issues.

[Hannah.smith-family.com] Hannah's Blog: G-8 Summit for What?: What exactly can we expect George W. Bush to tell the leaders of Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the European Union when ...

[Yaaarchives.radicalgeorgiamoderate.org] Yaaarr, tis me blog! » G-8 Summit: For those of you unfamiliar with the concept, the G-8 meetings bring eight world leaders from various developed countries together for a clandestine, closed-door circle jerk. Since no records are kept and reporters are held at bay, I imagine the meetings starting off like this before they get down to business:

[Davidgrenier.weblogger.com] Genoa/G8 protest weblog: Friday 8:05 PM PST Solidarity rallies protesting the death of a young protester are being planned in the following places: Germany, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Stockholm, Toronto, Vancouver, Washington DC .I'll let yinz know about more as I hear about them. So far I don't know if anything is planned for Seattle but I stopped by Left Bank after work and talked to some folks about trying to work something out for tomorrow.

 [Mintruth.com] G8 - The Ministry of Truth Wiki: On the margins of the Genoa Summit, G8 Leaders met with several African Leaders who introduced the New African Initiative (now known as the New Partnership for Africa's Development). G8 Leaders gave their support to this initiative by designating personal representatives who, under the guidance of Canada, liaised with the representatives of the NEPAD Implementation Committee on the development of a concrete Action Plan. In addition, G8 Leaders and the UN Secretary-General announced a global fund to fight HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. The G8 Leaders committed 1.3 billion ($US) to this fund, including Canada's contribution of 100 million ($US).

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